HN 510

Holistic Nursing: Theory & Practice II

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COURSE INFORMATION

This course continues in the student's study of the theory and practice applications of holistic and integrative health care practice. New holistic/integrative care theories and modalities are presented. All content is studied in a model of nursing diagnosis and practice from a holistic stand point. Students will study and learn theory and practice components related to exercise, humor and laughter. Also presented are relaxation modalities, imagery, music therapy, and touch. In depth examination proceeds related to relationships, dying, weight management counseling, smoking cessation, addiction/recovery counseling and aroma therapy. Students will study current theory and application of these concepts, as well as review related case studies depicting the nursing process within this holistic/integrative care framework. Course Code: HN 510. Contact hours of education: 50 hours.

Pre-requisite: You must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in order to register for this continuing education course. You must also have successfully completed HN 500, before you may admitted to this course.

This course is particularly designed for registered nurses would like
to apply for Certification in Holistic & Integrative Health Care Practice by the American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc,.

TIME FRAME: You are allotted two years from the date of enrollment,
to complete all of the courses in the Holistic & Integrative Health Care Practice program. There are no set time-frames, other
than the two year allotted time. If you do not complete the courses
within the two-year time-frame, you will be removed from the
course and an "incomplete" will be recorded for you
in our records. Also, if you would like to complete the courses
after this two-year expiration time, you would need to register
and pay the course tuition fee again.

TEXTBOOK

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GRADING: You must achieve a passing score of at least 70% to
complete this course and receive the 50 hours of awarded continuing
education credit. There are no letter grades assigned. You will
receive notice of your total % score. Those who score below the
minimum of 70% will be contacted by the and options for completing additional course work to
achieve a passing score, will be presented.

BOARD APPROVALS: AIHCP is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Nursing and the District of Columbia Board of Nursing. CE Provider # 50-11975. The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. is a licensed Continuing Education Provider in the State of California, Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15595. Access information

Online Classroom Resouces and Tools

* Message Boards: each specialty program has an area to "post" on the message board. Students may post messages at anytime. Posting allows students to converse with those in the same specialty practice and to discuss issues/course content etc. Instructions for posting are provided in the online classrooms.

* Chat Rooms: each specialty has it's own unique "chat room." Inside of the classroom there is a schedule for "chat time" with students in your specific specialty practice. Participating in "chats" is voluntary. The chat sessions are used as means for students to come together and discuss course content or anything related to the courses and/or certification specialty.

* Examination Access: there is link to take you right to the online examination program where you can print out your examination and work with it. All examinations are formatted as "open book" tests. When you are ready, you can access the exam program at anytime and click in your responses to the questions. Full information is provided in the online classrooms.

* Student Resource Center: there is a link for access to a web page "Student Resource Center." The Resource Center provides for easy access to all of our policies/procedures and additional information regarding applying for certification. We also have many links to many outside reference sites, such as online libraries that you may freely access.

* Online Evaluation: there is a link in the classroom where you may access the course evaluation. All students completing a course, must, without exception, complete the course evaluation.

* Faculty Access Information: you will have access to your instructor's online resume/biography, as well as your instructor's specific contact information.

* Additional Learning Materials: some faculty have prepared additional "readings" and /or brief lecture notes to enhance your experience. All of these are available in the online classrooms.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will
be able to:

1. Learn the benefits of exercise and movement in health and illness.
2. Develop therapeutic fitness plans for clients
3. Describe the psychosocial and physiologic benefits of laughter and play.
4. Explain how humor can be incorporated into an overall stress management program.
5. Compare and contrast different relaxation exercises.
6. Discuss the use of biofeedback and its benefits to client care and wellness.
7. Define and discuss meditation, how to teach clients to meditate and its incorporation into holistic/integrative nursing practice.
8. Define and contrast the different types of imagery.
9. Discuss how to incorporate imagery into clinical holistic/integrative practice.
10. Analyze psychophysiologic theories that explain why music therapy is effective as a body-mind modality.
11. Develop music therapy techniques for practice and explore with clients their internal responses to these therapies.
12. Compare and contrast various types of touch therapies and discuss physiological changes that may occur from these therapies.
13. Discuss touch therapies and how to use them in clinical holistic nursing practice.
14. Define areas where nurses are required to develop relationships.
15. Identify the ways that humanistic psychologies expand holistic thinking.
16. Implement and evaluate effective negotiating styles.
17. Use theories of grief, self-transcendence, myths, and beliefs to guide the process of helping the dying to experience their deaths peacefully and meaningfully.
18. Describe and explain cognitive restructuring strategies for healthy weight management.
19. Discuss and adapt the basic principles of the holistic self-care model for long-term weight management for clients.
20. Examine theoretical strategies for successful smoking cessation.
21. Design interventions that correspond to the stages and processes of change as appropriate to clients for smoking cessation programs.
22. Identify patterns of thinking and behavior associated with addictions.
23. Become knowledgeable regarding long-term issues and interventions in recovery and relapse prevention.
24. Compare different methods of using essential oils in holistic practice.
25. List and discuss the uses of varied and specific essential oils in practice.

Course Content

1. Exercise, movement and the holistic caring process.
2. Use of humor, laughter and play in holistic nursing practice.
3. Relaxation techniques used in clinical holistic practice.
4. Modern relaxation methods.
5. Imagery and its use in clinical holistic practice.
6. Imagery and drawing.
7. Music therapies and their use in clinical holistic practice.
8. Therapeutic touch and its application in clinical holistic practice.
9. Energy systems and their application to holistic care processes.
10. Meditation and its effective use in holistic client care.
11. Healing relationships, emotional intelligent and the use of forgiveness.
12. Dying in Peace.
13. Theories of grief and use of the life review.
14. Weight management counseling and program implementation.
15. Smoking cessation interventions and care planning.
16. Addiction and recovery counseling and relapse prevention.